Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India before the Revolt of 1857, the region was ruled by the Gurjar King Raja Umrao Singh Bhati, who is said to have governed around 360 villages. The Rao family of Dadri continued to hold authority over the area, along with neighbouring territories, until the period leading up to India’s independence.
History
Dadri was found by a Gurjar king named Rao Umrao Singh Bhati who fought valiantly against the british in the revolt of 1857.Dadri is located at . It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).
Wetlands
Large swathes of Dadri have been classified as a
wetland and is home to
Blackbuck and
Nilgai.
It is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far as
Siberia and
Europe.
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Demographics
India [[census]],
Villages
+ List of Villages in Dadri Tehsil |
| 4876 |
| 373 |
| 1434 |
| 1176 |
| 1272 |
| 3979 |
| 3260 |
| 3071 |
| 4850 |
| 581 |
| 2194 |
| 1683 |
| 1375 |
| 1215 |
| 6669 |
| 3419 |
| 5470 |
| 1359 |
| 2728 |
| 1575 |
| 2407 |
| 2641 |
| 6192 |
| 7889 |
| 7656 |
| 2393 |
| 936 |
| 2014 |
| 537 |
| 2832 |
| 10388 |
| 9021 |
| 2846 |
| 1239 |
| 1681 |
| 7902 |
| 1719 |
| 1469 |
| 2056 |
| 136 |
| 3716 |
| 790 |
| 1135 |
| 1903 |
| 2026 |
| 2996 |
| 9548 |
| 1571 |
| 1967 |
| 4855 |
| 3245 |
| 9910 |
| 1667 |
| 3684 |
| 2359 |
| 2708 |
| 4490 |
| 3812 |
| 1937 |
| 3377 |
| 2193 |
| 2455 |
| 4244 |
| 1978 |
| 4389 |
| 2479 |
| 7080 |
| 2 |
| 5656 |
| 503 |
| 2307 |
| 976 |
| 1735 |
| 4 |
| 1544 |
| 3404 |
| 3789 |
| 2592 |
| 3745 |
| 1344 |
| 4602 |
| 1796 |
| 2878 |
| 1717 |
| 2812 |
| 2795 |
| 4350 |
| 4275 |
| 3729 |
| 2748 |
| 5122 |
| 4155 |
| 3799 |
| 3022 |
| 2080 |
| 1177 |
| 1281 |
| 1737 |
| 2672 |
| 664 |
| 47 |
| 1575 |
| 1709 |
| 8378 |
| 1884 |
| 3264 |
| 1388 |
| 4715 |
Connectivity
Road
Dadri is well connected by roads and highways to
Noida,
Greater Noida and
Dasna. Dadri is situated on old NH-91, which connects Lal Kuan in
Ghaziabad with
Aligarh via
Sikandrabad,
Bulandshahr and
Khurja.
Rail
The Dadri railway station is a complex station & yard spread over 6 km on busy route of Delhi–Kanpur section of Indian Railways with connectivity with
NTPC Dadri and
Containerization at Tilpata Karanwas.
Politics
Dadri falls under Dadri Assembly constituency represented by an MLA.
Noida, Dadri, Jewar, Khurja and Sikandrabad falls under the Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, represented by an MP.
Educational Institutions
-
Shiv Nadar University.
-
R.V. Northland Educational Institute.
-
Mihir Bhoj PG College
See also
-
2015 Dadri mob lynching
-
Gautam Buddha Nagar District
External links
